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How to Say ‘Your jacket looks really great.’ in German

Deine Jacke sieht echt toll aus.

dy-neh YAH-kuh zeet ekht tol ows

[dy-neh YAH-kuh zeet ekht tol ows]

🇩🇪 In Germany: Complimenting a specific item, rather than someone's body, is the safe and well-received way to open a conversation. It comes across as friendly, not pushy.

Phrase Breakdown

Deine Jacke

dy-neh YAH-kuh

Your jacket

'Jacke' is feminine, so it takes 'deine'. Say the 'J' like an English 'y': 'YAH-keh'.

Example

Deine Jacke ist neu.

Your jacket is new.

Words in this phrase

Deine

[dy-neh]

your

Belonging to the person being addressed.

Example

Ich sehe deine Katze.

I see your cat.

Jacke

[YAH-kuh]

jacket

A common word for a jacket or coat-like top layer.

Example

Ihre Jacke ist schön und passt gut zu Ihnen.

Your jacket is beautiful and suits you well.

sieht echt toll aus.

zeet ekht tol ows

looks really great.

This uses the verb 'aussehen' with 'aus' at the end. 'echt toll' is a common casual compliment.

Example

Das Kleid sieht echt toll aus.

The dress looks really great.

Words in this phrase

sieht

[zeet]

looks

"Sieht" is the third-person singular form of "sehen", to see or look.

Example

Er sieht müde aus.

He looks tired.

echt

[ekht]

really

Expresses surprise in questions.

Example

Echt? Das wusste ich nicht.

Really? I didn't know that.

toll

[tol]

great

An informal, common adjective meaning 'great' or 'wonderful.'

Example

Das Kleid ist toll, und Sie sehen toll aus.

The dress is great, and you look great.

aus

[ows]

(part of 'aussehen')

Separable prefix of aussehen, 'to look/appear', moved to the end.

Example

Sie sehen heute besser aus.

You look better today.

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